Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-07-27
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
EDITED BY THE w. C. Il. U.

Claiming the privilege of IAN elder
soldier, not BETTER" We urge you to
prepare yourselves for the service of
your conntryin political life. n
You should study our form of gov
eminent. You should learn how
government by the people" through
representatives, elected ofparties, really
work and how great reforms have
been hindered or FASTENED. Such
study will teach you that political
party is only q means to the end.
When that end is accomplish ed IL is
useless for any other purpose, because
the same body ofmen who agree up
on one great question can never
agree upon any second question of a
different nature. The old feud be-
tween the Northern line ana the
Southern palmetto is running out.
srhe negro looks to education and
thrift, rather than politics, for his
assured recognition rs man and Il
brother Tie sons OF the veteran on
either side of the traditional cline"
only, need some generous enterpr s. In
which they can cooperate to bind to-
gether in eternal friendship. There
is such an enterprise. Not storm
ing party, but IN sheer self-defence
the time has come when we must
have a decisive battle with that
devils missionary society known as
the liquor traffic. Science, Morality
Jurisprudence have pronounced the
death sentence against this traffic
and you must execute that sentence.
II we do not kill the traffic it will
kill us. Half way measures have
been tried and found wanting. Fire
cracker resolutions end in noise and
smoke. Pious wishes and remOn-
strances are of no avail. The walls of
modern Jericos do not fall down at
the blowing of rams horns. A tax of
500 per cent has had no percptable eff
feet. The most carefully planned re-
strictions have been set at naught.
Anti-saloon Republicans without
the help of saloon Republicans, can
never carry all election. The tenn
perance Democrats, without the help
of the whisky Democrats have no
hope OF political success. Hence
both the old parties, as organizations
are forever trying to serve both God
and Mammon." But the anti saloon
Republicans and temperance Demo-
Gratis together, uniting on equal terms
in a new party based upon this great
est issue of the times, can sweep the
Infamous traffic from the face Of the
earth like the thistle down before the
Whirlwind.
Every effort was made by the
whisky party in LeavenWorth to buy
the votes of the colored women, but
with very little success. One old
woman, very poorly clad, was asked
to sell her vote. She answered mo
1 am naked TO- close I have nary
dress but dis old calico; butt am not
naked for principle, and I shall vote
for de Lord on dat day.
From Sam Jones: Greatly, would
rather run forty locomotives, direct
twenty cyclones, than look after two
hundred pounds of the genuine sell
fishnes that wears breeches and looks
like man. 1T is about the toughest
job man could undertake,-to rule a
genuine solid lump of pure concen-
trated selfshness.
I have a pledge from Christ, have
his note of hand, which is my support
my refuge, and heaven; and though
the world should rage, to this security
/ cling. How reads it? 'Lo. l am
with you always, even unto the end
of the world" If Christ be with me
what shall l fear? If he is mine, all
the powers of earth TO me are nothing
more than spider web.-St. Chrysos-
tom.